By George Rainbird
London   Michael Joseph
9" by 5.5" 206pp
A guide to wine by George Rainbird and illustrated by Ronald Searle.
By George Rainbird

1973 The Subtle Alchemist A Book of Wine

London   Michael Joseph
9" by 5.5" 206pp
A guide to wine by George Rainbird and illustrated by Ronald Searle.
£80.00
: 0.5kgs / : 580L19

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First Edition, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

The first edition of this work. With the bookplate of Hugo Dunn-Meynell to the front pastedown. Meynell was responsible for rejuvenating the International Food and Wine Society. He was a businessman and writer who loved food and wine. This work discusses wines from around the world, with chapters on French wine; Spanish wine; Portugal and Madeiran wine; Mediterranean Wines; and wines of South Africa, Australia and the Americas.

Condition

In the original full cloth binding and held in original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart with bumping to the head and tail of spine. Some slight fading to the head and tail of spine. Dustwrapper is price-clipped. Bumping to the head and tail of wraps. Slight age toning to the edges of wraps. Bookplate to front pastedown of Hugo Dunn-Meynell. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. The odd spot to foredge.

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